Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Reuben Stepp, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

Reuben Stepp registered to vote in Chambers County on August 6, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Chambers County

Reuben Stepp

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Reuben Stepp
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Chambers County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Chambers County
14 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"Reuben Gidd"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Reuben Stepp reported 14 years more in Texas than in Chambers County.

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 1 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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